Lutes for Sale

Here are some lutes for sale. I am posting this as a
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Romantic guitar by François Brugère, Mirecourt c. 1860
630mm string length
954mm total length
Tuner stamped VR
The guitar is in very good original condition. Signed under the top by the maker.
Perfectly playable and great sounding instrument.
Asking price: 3600 EUR, included a fitted case. The guitar is located in Hannover/Germany.
Contact: Ulrich Wedemeier, uwede@kabelmail.de picture picture
December 1 2016

8 course renaissance lute by Mark Butler, 1983, 65.6 cm.
Light construction. Reconditioned by David Brown in 2014. Yew ribs back, ebony neck. Excellent condition. Very nice lute with great sound, projection, and playability. Tuned in g 415. New frets and new Nylgut strings.
$3,500 Includes Kingham case.
Located near Philadelphia, USA.
Selling because I’m playing baroque lute and not playing it.
Contact John email: tjtrout462@gmail.com. picture picture picture picture
November 26 2016

14c Archlute for Sale by *Jaume Bosser* 2005 (Barcelona)
*Placed in Basel, *Switzerland.
Maple belly, Spruce back (12 Ribs) and ebony fingerboard.
String Length: 58.5//86
The instrument has very good sound, projection and sounds very loud though
is very small and easy to carry up (Moreover It has a red Riboni soft
case). It is perfect to play in A (4.15/4.40) because of his size. The
fingerboard is amazingly comfortable.
Price: €3200
Contact: migueliuto@gmail.com
+41 78 647 90 18 picture picture picture picture picture
November 18 2016

14c Theorbo made by Ivano Conti, Les Bayards, Switzerland, 1983.
85,7/160 cm, total length 185 cm
31 ribs of yew, spruce top, ebony fingerboard. It is a big theorbo with a great sound, perfect to play continuo in medium and big bands. Definitely an instrument suitable for a busy and varied concert schedule. Comes with a functional plywood case. New frets, playable in A 415 or 440 with the strings coming with it.
€4000
Julien Coulon, Paris (France), jucoulon@gmail.com picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture
November 6 2016

magificent 7-course vihuela by Julio Castanoes (2005)
very light and responsive instrument with a great sound by one of the best vihuela makers.
Tuned in A (a=415 Hz). String length 56 cm.
Pictures on request.
Price including case: 2700 EUR
The instrument is in the south of Germany:
sommerrock@arcor.de picture
June 25 2015 updated
November 4 2016

14-course Sellas archlute (liuto attiorbato) by Jason Petty
Based the Matteo Sellas of 1630, this archlute of 61 cm (91cm diapasons). The back is constructed of 15 alternating ribs of zircote and holly. The neck and pegbox are fully veneered in ebony. Rosewood tuning pegs and strung in Savarez carbon nylon and Pyramid silver overwound strings and tuned in G (440). Near mint condition, great playability, settled in and low action. Currently in Australia but can brought to US/Canada in early December at no extra charge. $7200 USD (fitted Kingham case included).
email: instrumentorium(at)gmail.com
photographs:
http://www.jasonpettylutes.com/availablenow.html
November 3 2016

1830s Lacote guitar built by me--Sterling Price-- in the workshop of Michael Thames, who signed underneath the soundboard.
63cm string length. This guitar sounds amazing. There is a scratch on the soundboard and part of the ebony binding has a gap. There are engraved ivory panels (made from ivory piano keys). The perfectly working tuning pegs are made of very white holly. Maple back and sides and of course a nice spruce soundboard. String action is superb. I love this guitar and I'm only selling out of need.
price: $3200
Email: spiffys84121@yahoo.com
located in Salt Lake City, Utah picture picture picture picture
November 1 2016

John Rollins 8 course lute for sale 2500€ - 1991 - with Kingham case
Yew back, had a crack (see picts) but is now professionnaly repaired and the back is newly varnished.
60 cm string length
Very fine instrument and nicely sounding.
Link to Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj3_nTiUKEU
Link to Photos
https://goo.gl/photos/BTEnnsFfLpgHYMgc6
Lute is now in France (Poitiers-Niort)
Contact : Valéry Sauvage luthval@yahoo.fr
October 25 2016

10-course lute based on the Magno Tieffenbrucker C.45 body (640mm) by Lars Jönsson 2014.
Comes with a Kingham case. Both in perfect condition. I am selling this instrument as I will focus my limited time on baroque lute.
Located in Finland.
Price 4900€+shipping.
Please contact tuomas.rauramaa@gmail.com
October 22 2016

Romantic guitar after “Panormo Fecit” 1828 model made by the luthier Scot Tremblay in 2014.
This guitar is a real gem.
It was made after a peculiar historic fan braced “Panormo Fecit” model, just like the larger “in the Spanish style” model. So it is a very unique combination between the two models. It carries the warmer Spanish sound alongside the bright long distance projection of the French style.
Including good hard case.
In excellent condition (both the case and the instrument).
You can hear and see it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2lElxIit54
Price (instrument + good hard case): 3300 dollars (not include shipping)
Located in Israel.
For more information and photos please contact: romanticpanormo@gmail.com picture picture picture picture picture picture picture
October 12 2016

10-course lute after Venere (65cm) by Stephen Murphy.
Selling this
because of a new vihuela. At the moment in Helsinki, but I can also
bring it to anywhere in Germany.
Asking: 4900€ incl. kingham-case
A.Collan/Linkola
00 358 50 5454483
antti.linkola@gmail.com picture picture
October 9 2016

6c LUTE by MARTIN HAYCOCK after Gerle (2007).
Stopped string length 60cm. It is a beautiful sounding lute with great projection, and a particularly beautiful figured ash back. I am only selling it since another lute is coming in.
Sold with Kingham case. Lute can be seen in Paris.
For more details contact Benjamin Narvey at luthiste AT gmail.com. picture picture picture picture picture
Septamber 24 2016

Seven course lute, 60cm string length. The lute was made by an English maker living in Adelaide.
The instrument is fantastic. It is at a concert standard and would suit any professional player.
The lute needs new strings and it has a home made strong case but would need a more sucure one if traveling.
I'm selling it for $2,500 even though its worth a lot more than that.
email: terenceheathmarkwell@gmail.com, for photos etc.
Ph.0484332428
September 22 2016

Five course baroque guitar by Stephen Murphy, after Stradivarius (2012)
68 cm stringlength a'415
Body of figured maple with ebony stripes
Top of spruce from the Jura
Neck, fingerboard and peg head veneered with ebony and sycamore
Pegs of boxwood
Pine resin and linseed oil varnish
Like all guitars from Murphy it has a beautiful and sweet tone and is extremely comfortable to play. Comes with a MTM Kingham case
Price: 5500,- EUR
For more details please contact:
Ulrik Gaston Larsen lute1705@gmail.com
The lute is currently in Lyon, France picture picture picture picture
September 20 2015, price updated
September 17 2016

6 course Vihuela da mano by Lourdes Uncilla Vilela (2006)
extremely light and quick, with good projection and very comfortable to play.
String length 60 cm.
Maple back and sides, spruce top and ebony fingerboard
Wonderful mother of pearl inlays on the front and back
and comes with a Manzano made to mesure hard case.
Very little played and is in top condition.
Price (with case): 3500 EUR
The instrument is currently in Lyon
For more info and pictures please contact
Ulrik Gaston Larsen : lute1705@gmail.com picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture
September 17 2016

A 13c Baroque lute by Nico van der Waals; 2009 after Joh. Chr. Hoffmann (with a Bass rider).
71cm string length, spruce top, 11 Maple ribs. Excellent condition. This is a fantastic instrument with a warm sound which I have often played in concerts. The only reason I am selling it is because I am not playing regularly anymore. The lute can be seen and tried in the area of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Price including a hard case: 4000 EUR
Contact: avitalreshef(at)gmail.com picture picture picture picture
September 15 2016

14c Theorbo 79/141cm made by Pascal Goldschmidt in S. Casciano, Firenze, Italy, 1992.
29 ribs of yew, with neck and fingerboard inlays. Functional plywood case. At 79cm, a perfect size for anyone looking to transfer from Ren. lute to theorbo.
This was my concert theorbo for years and is currently tuned in G. Powerful projection and capable of a wide range of tonality. Definitely an instrument suitable for a busy and varied concert schedule. Comes with a couple scuff marks expected in an instrument with a lot of stage time.
6200 US Dollars obo. Instrument is in New Hampshire, and I'll be willing to meet you anywhere within a reasonable drive. Shipping is possible, but I'm hesitant to do it, and shipping would be extra cost
Contact: Scott Lemire, Yallerybrown@gmail.com picture picture picture
September 10 2016

13-course swan neck with Brazilian rosewood back and a spruce top made by Luciano Faria in 2005.
The sound is strong and forceful.
There is some twisting of the neck, so it will need some repair work. Some of the photos show the issues resulting from this.
I am in the UK, email address 'claralynn@kindful.co'. (Yes, it is 'co' and not 'com' or 'co,uk'.)
Attached are photos of the lute and the hard case that comes with it.
I'm thinking of asking $3500 for the lute and case, or nearest offer. Payment can be in USD or GBP. picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture
September 8 2016

Romantic 10-string guitar, no label, branded ‘Sonora’
An instrument that has almost no collector value, as it has been extensively restored (by San Francisco luthier Mel Wong) and has no label. Its value is in the playability and sound. Played in numerous concerts and recordings. It has a new fingerboard and modern frets, but everything else is original, including the tuners (except those on the treble side for strings 1-3, which have been replaced by those of the same era at some point), which still work perfectly. Most of the restoration work was in straightening the warped neck and replacing the fingerboard to make it playable again. 65cm scale.
Good clarity with a lot of resonance and rich bass. Very easy to play. Comes with a converted hardshell 12-string guitar case. I’ll throw in a spare set of La Bella 10-string set. It could be heard here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7B84uNKyc
Asking US$2300 plus shipping. The instrument is located in Portland, Oregon, USA.
hidekiyamaya at yahoo dot com picture picture picture picture picture
September 2 2016

Romantic terz guitar, no label, probably mid-19th c. Germany or Austria
An instrument that has almost no collector value, as it has been extensively restored (by San Francisco luthier Mel Wong) and has no label. Its value is in the playability and sound. It has a new neck, fingerboard, headstock, and modern frets, but everything else is original, including the tuners, which still work perfectly. The neck was swapped out because the original one was just too small, playable only by those with the tiniest of fingertips. It was replaced by a neck with 45mm width at the nut, which is a lot more manageable. The neck was ebonized in the original, which I opted not to have done on the replacement. It also had a pretty sizeable crack on the side which has been repaired beautifully. 568mm scale.
Crystal clear highs and good mid-range body. Extremely easy to play. Comes with a hardshell SKB baby Taylor case which fits perfectly. It could be heard here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdGOuqPSv6k
Asking US$2300 plus shipping. The instrument is located in Portland, Oregon, USA.
hidekiyamaya at yahoo dot com picture picture picture picture picture picture
September 2 2016

4 course Renaissance guitar by Edward Rusnak (2002), $1200 USD
Mr. Rusnak based this instrument outline on the Dias guitar but built it with a slightly deeper body than most renaissance guitars for a fuller tone. Back, sides, and neck of figured maple; ebony fingerboard; spruce top with double purfling with a diamond pattern near the neck and heel; 55cm string length, pearwood rosette. 8 pegs allow you the option of stringing the first course as single or double strings.
The instrument comes with a simple, coffin-style case built by Mr. Rusnak.
$1200 USD plus shipping. I'd prefer to ship within the US.
Andrew Hartig
cittern2006@theaterofmusic.com
Pacifica, CA USA picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture
August 15 2016

Early Renaissance Lute in G made by me.
Top Swiss Pine, ribs and neck Mahogany (not S. American)
you can see this lute being played on youtube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP3wh877H24
but I'm a novice player so I've twanged a bit 'coz I'm used to guitars.
Mick Heayes, Verwood, Dorset, England
£350, contact me on mickheayes@sky.com or 07975 533603
July 25 2016

Lute for sale by David E Fitzpatrick.
This lute was completed in May, 2016. Though it is in my "Student Lute" line it features Swiss Alpine Spruce top, Ash ribs, Massaranduba fingerboard and Rosewood pegs. The mensur is 62 cm. Outstanding tone and projection, it is strung with Nylgut and copper overspuns. Great action and playability. Comes with a plywood case.
$2,200 US plus shipping.
Located in Michigan.
luteseller46@gmail.com picture picture
June 3 2016

8-course lute by Bob Lundberg for sale.
European spruce top with Oregon yew bowl joined with ebony fillets
in between. The bridge is pear wood, the pegbox is beech with Brazilian rosewood and the fingerboard is also rosewood.
Approximately 61.7 cm (“officially” 61.5) string length. Hans Frei body.
Bob Lundberg made this lute in the late 70s, but when Ron Andrico of Mignarda purchased it in the mid-90s (from the original owner who never played it), he asked
Lundberg to look it over. Lundberg removed the old top, put on the new top and re-braced it.
Kingham case (with quite a few scuffs—Ron was a professional musician!). Very comfortable fretboard and remarkably mellow sound. I’m simply not giving this fine instrument enough love.
If you’re interested, you’ll find sound clips of this lute at
http://mignarda.bandcamp.com/album/au-pres-de-vous-french-chansons-of-the-16th-century
(most of the songs use this lute), and you can see Ron using it at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09CZBu3MsUs.
3200.00 dollars; buyer pays shipping. PayPal or personal check preferred.
Contact georgeknightley@yahoo.com - ConUS and Canada only. picture picture picture picture picture
May 28 2016

8 courses Lute 60cm by Martin Bowers 2000 (sound board redone in 2014 by Gyorgy Lorinczi),
1600euro
I have acquired Lute while I was a lute student in London in early 2000s.
Location – Belgrade, Serbia
andrejjovanic@yahoo.co.uk picture picture picture
May 27 2016

8 Course Lute by Daniel Larson
This is an eight course lute made by Daniel Larson, and purchased through Donna Curry in 1992. It has a European spruce top, 59 cm mensur, Hieber model. Cherry back, ebony fingerboard with points. It comes with a plywood case.
I took lessons briefly, but I sadly have no talent. I loaned the lute to a friend of mine, who is a very talented musician, and she used it for a couple of years. Then she bought her own, and returned this one to me. It's been kept carefully; it may need some work on the tuning pegs.
This instrument needs a good home. It would be a good student instrument.
Asking for $1500, not including shipping.
valcat@gci.net picture picture picture picture picture picture
May 7 2016

6 course lute in G after Gerle by Martin Shepherd.
Built in April 2001 and with velvet lined Kingham case. String length 60cm, currently at A 440, nylgut strings and new frets. Price 2,900 GBP sterling. This is a fine instrument in very good condition. Photos available.
Contact Tony Scheuregger, Norwich, UK,
info@minstrelsgallery.com
tel 00 44 1603 454402 and 00 44 7786 057484.
May 7 2016

7 Course Renaissance Lute for Sale
By Hiro Watanabe built in 2008, Tokyo, Japan. 60cm. Bought brand new for 36,000 yen. Lovely bright sound and extremely comfortable to play on. The thin neck and body makes it possible for a 10 y/o to play it as well. In good condition. Selling in order to get budget for continuo instruments.
Asking price: Euro 2,400 including case. Currently located in the Netherlands.
For more info and sound sample: surgepuella@gmail.com picture picture picture
May 3 2016

13 course baroque lute (string length over fingerboard=70 cm), 14 course baroque lute (string length over fingerboard=70 cm) and 14 course chitarrone (93/168 cm) by Tihamer Romanek.
All three are new instruments, in mint condition held in the workshop since they were made.
Prices: EU 3600, 4800, 5800 respectively (+ case <if needed to have it made here in Hungary> + cost of shipping - personal delivery relatively close to Hungary is also an option).
You can see photos, read more details and hear the sound of one of them at
http://lantdalok.hu/en/new-lutes-sale/
.
Please contact: Gabor Domjan at g-domjan@t-online.hu
April 28 2016

14-course 2008 Baroque Lute - German Theorbe by violin/lute luthier Zoran Fainovic
Custom made Baroque Lute, crafted specifically for me when I was playing the lute regularly.
Top: Hand selected Bosnian Spruce
Back and rest: Fine maple
Details, pins and ornaments: Plum tree wood
Natural authentic glue
The lute is in perfect condition. It's unique and the only one of it's kind by look and construction, thanks to careful
combinations and architecture calculations and examinations, along with x-ray scans of constructions,
of a wide range of instruments(lutes, baroque guitars, violins, viola da gambas...)
Crafted with a combination of the finest quality Bosnian spruce, maple and plum wood which, along side with ornaments
and engravings gives the instrument it's beauty,uniqueness and warmness in sound. Handmade, with the authentic methods used in the baroque era.
Suitable for both a wide range of baroque theorbe/arch lute repertoire.
Comes with a soft custom case made for it's dimensions.
Location: Novi Sad 21000; Serbia
Price: 5500 €
Contact: dulens82@gmail.com
+381637256366 picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture picture
April 4 2016

Early romantic guitar made by James Buckland (2002).
Copy of Gennaro Fabricatore guitar from 1822 in the University of Edinburgh Museum. Maple sides and back, spruce top. Peg-Hed tuning pegs. Comes with a Kingham case.
Price: 2700 U.S. Dollars. Buyer pays shipping/insurance.
For more photos and details: tallantthomas (at) yahoo.com. picture picture picture
April 3 2016

15 course theorbo by Jason Petty (2005) for sale.
String length 76/152cm, currently tuned in G with double re-entrant 415/440. Can be strung in A upon request. It has an intimate tone and also packs plenty of punch when played near the bridge. $5000 obo. Kingham MTM case included.
The instrument is located in Bloomington, IN USA. I can be reached at gaome@iu.edu picture picture picture picture picture
March 18 2016

7 Course Lute by Anatoli Gundilowicz
String length 60cm
Built in 2014
The instrument is in perfect condition.
Hard plywood case + soft warm bag included
1400 EUR
Located in St.Peterburg, Russia
(I can deliver on occasion personally to Estonia, Latvia or Finnland, otherwise to be shipped by post on buyer's account)
email: jonahsister@gmail.com picture picture picture
February 7 2016

An 1849 Louis Panormo guitar restored in my workshop in 2015 is now being offered for sale at £4250
Information and photos of the guitar are at: http://www.art-robb.co.uk/inst.html
Full details of the restoration are at http://www.art-robb.co.uk/pan 1849c.html
Contact Arthur Robb on 0044 1666-822945 or art@art-robb.co.uk
February 2 2016

An original 19th century guitar, including a label by a Pupil of Lacote c1820 for sale
stamped: 'Marotel' on the neck-block. Nicolas Marotel, Paris c. 1820. With a handwritten label which reads: Legros, luthier, ex ouvrier de Mr Lacote de Paris (trans: Legros luthier, former worker of Mr Lacote of Paris) Select maple back and sides, with hazelfichte figured spruce soundboard - stunning looker. converted by Legros De La Neuville around 1820s from wooden tuning pegs to tuning machines. Vannes says that Legros invented mechanical tuners. No case. Condition: fully restored, plays and sounds beautifully, equipped with gut strings. typically of guitars of this age, the back had shrunk a little and someone has made up the width by adding a little more maple around the edges (see photos). 1inch repaired crack to bottom bout (slightly pushed in), centre-seam had opened at one time, but now repaired. beautiful violin-like original finish to back and sides. This guitar would suit a serious (professional) player, preferably for non nail-players , due to the low action (because of no raised fingerboard).
String length 640mm, back length 448, widest part of the body 296, nut width 45, string height at the 12th fret 3.25 (6st string) and 3.00 (1st string).
A museum piece which is totally playable
Just to be Clear: it was made by Nicolas Marotel, and later was converted from wooden tuning pegs to mechanical tuners, almost definitely by a pupil of Lacote called Legros De La Neuville, at this time Legros added his handwritten label.
1,950 English pounds
Dr James Westbrook
The University of Cambridge &
The Guitar Museum, Brighton
Telephone: 07836 550210 (int.: +44 7836 550210)
www.theguitarmuseum.com picture picture picture picture picture picture
January 3 2016

10-course lute after Venere (65cm) by Stephen Murphy.
Selling this
because of a new vihuela. At the moment in Helsinki, but I can also
bring it to anywhere in Germany.
Asking: 4900€ incl. kingham-case
A.Collan/Linkola
00 358 50 5454483
antti.linkola@gmail.com picture picture
December 14 2015

I am selling a brand new Kingham case for a 10/11 course lute. It was built in 2015 for a 'small Frei' 11 course lute, 66cm playing string length.
The case has black leather on the outside and red plush on the inside. Comes with the original key and shoulder strap.
The case is located in Vancouver, Canada.
Asking price: $ 850 CAD, or other reasonable offers.
Konstantin R. Bozhinov
Contact: kosta_bozhinov@hotmail.com
December 13 2015

5 course Medieval lute c.1470, with gut strings in g’ at 440Hz, 52.5cm string length by JM Instruments 2010.
English Yew back, pear wood neck, peg box and pegs, parchment rose with pear wood, alpine spruce soundboard with
sycamore edging, double fretting. String width at nut 3.3cm, 7.8cm at bridge. Made in 2010, barely played, can be
heard on the jamarriage channel on you tube. Repair to one hairline crack damage on left hand side, so discounted
to £ 1683,
case included as seen.
Located in London Early Music Shop
contact jamarriage@gmail.com picture picture picture picture
December 6 2015

Theorbo by Timo Kontio made in 2004.
Very good theorbo for the price,
but little bit too big for me. It is currently in Helsinki, but from
around 14.12 in Berlin. I can also bring it almost anywhere in
Germany. Asking: 3400€ (it needs some new frets and some strings).
More pictures on request.
A.Collan/Linkola
antti.linkola@gmail.com picture picture picture
November 29 2015

An 8-course renaissance lute by Filippo Lesca (made in Verona in 2004)
Case included.
It was used in 2012 to get into a music university (Sibeliusacatemy)
after which I built my own renaissance lute and now wish
to sell this one.
A new nut was made by Eero Palviainen to widen the gaps between the strings.
Asking for 1500 EUR.
Can be tested in Finland.
Also, depending on the time etc., I can bring it to central places in Europe without extra cost (if it is bought)
For questions, contact:
Aaro Haavisto
sahribraoi@gmail.com picture picture picture
November 23 2015

14 course lute, made by William Daum , signed inside 1968, beautiful instrument in excellent condition, good sound.
One owner who is no longer able to play.
4,500 US dollars – reasonable offers considered.
Located Minneapolis Minnesota United States
Includes original case, sturdy, intact, some wear, latches functional, lock broken.
Contact pgebes@earthlink.net for information and more pictures
November 20 2015

Archlute after Venere, Padua 1582 by Jiri Cepelak
65cm/130 cm
The bridge has holes for both a double strung and a single strung option for the top 6 strings.
The archlute is in excellent shape and is suitable for 415 hz tuning.
The sound is crisp and clear.
$3100 dollars with Kingham case
Please contact at alexjenne@gmail.com
The instrument is currently in Guadalajara, Mexico, but is being transported to San Francisco California in February, 2016. picture picture picture picture picture
November 19 2015

I am selling my Brian Cohen 10-course lute, built in 1981, string length 65 cms.
I stopped my professional career as a lutenist in 1984, and since then, I haven’t really had time for exploring the niche repertoire it was built for, which was French music from the period roughly between 1610 and 1640 plus a bit of Robert Johnson and Huygens. So it’s a surplus instrument, played too little for what it’s worth, and in very good condition. Both the rosette and the pegbox are finely carved.
Asking price 4,000 EUR.
Will sell preferably within Northern Europe, including UK. Located in Denmark, near Copenhagen.
Contact Henrik Ertner Rasmussen, e-mail ertnerr@live.com picture picture
November 2 2015

anharmonic parlor guitar
This is a German Falcon anharmonic parlor guitar. Similar to an
instrument lacote devised in the early
19th century this guitar is in just intonation.
German is one of the best known makers in Peru.
Experience the harmony of pure 3rds. Listing as: 1500 dollars
stevesguitars@yahoo.com picture picture picture
October 23 2015

60 cm. 7-course lute by the famous East German
luthier Gerhard Reither in 1974, refurbished by Mel Wong
Selling one of my two lutes - neither of which I ever learned to play due to
a lack of time, but I'm going to hold on to one because I still intend to
learn it one day!
It is a 60 cm. 7-course lute originally built by the famous East German
luthier Gerhard Reither in 1974 and refurbished by Mel Wong of San Francisco
in 2008, who put on a new top, a new bridge, reshaped the neck, built a new
pegbox, and turned new pegs for it. Visually it is very attractive, with
its multi-ribbed back and its very finely carved rose.
There is over $5000 US invested in this instrument but I will sell it for
$3000 US (or make me an offer).
It was purchased in 2011 and I have taken care of it during that time, given
it the correct humidity levels, etc.
The reason I am selling it is that I am in the process of moving and have
incurred some expenses I'm hoping to offset.
The instrument is in Winnipeg, Canada.
email kgscott@mts.net picture picture picture picture picture picture
September 19 2015

New 7 course lute in G with bowl after Gerle by Adrian Dodd (2015):
60cm string length. Bowl is in rippled sycamore finished with coloured
oil varnish. Soundboard is alpine spruce. Neck and peg-box are walnut.
Fingerboard and points are ebony. Pegs and bridge are blackened plum.
The rose is a close reconstruction of one depicted in a painting of a
lady with lute and parrot attributed to The Master of the 1540's.
Strung with Nylgut and Aquila basses. Fitted Kingham MTM hard case is
included. £2350.
Contact: adriandodd@lutherie.uk
For pictures and details see:
www.lutherie.uk/forsale
September 17 2015

For sale, a new Arthur Robb 8 course lute, 600mm string length, tuned to g and strung with Kürschner strings.
The 13 rib body is figured sycamore, the fingerboard and soundboard edging are Indian rosewood, the bridge plum and the pegs pear. The soundboard is Swiss pine (picea abies). Cost, including a new blue Kingham (made to measure case) is £3500.
Photos and full details are at http://www.art-robb.co.uk/inst.html.
Contact details - email: art@art-robb.co.uk, phone: 0044 (0)1666 822945
August 27 2015

7 course renaissance lute made by Ian Harwood and John Isaacs 1972
Parting with an old companion.
I bought this lute in the mid 1970’s from a consignment music store in Durham, NC.
It is a one of a kind 7 course renaissance lute made by Ian Harwood and John Isaacs and the label says “Made for the Harpsichord Centre 1972.” Soundboard 23 cm, string length 68cm, width of neck 7.5 cm, 9 ribs.
This is a gorgeous renaissance lute faithful to old construction; Harwood and Isaacs, at least from what I could research back in those pre internet days, spent a good deal of time examining and allegedly x-raying old lutes in Britain to understand the interiors and bracing better. You can probably buy a cheaper lute but you cannot buy more unique one. This is in excellent shape; there’s just a little discoloration next to the sound hole where a friend who was a concert guitarist rested his fingernails during the years I loaned it to him. So this lute has live concert chops! Light as a feather.
I have rarely played it.
Gut/nylon frets, wooden sound pegs, case.
$12,500.00
Joe
Maine, USA. 207-233-7560
themigrainebane@gmail.com picture picture picture picture picture picture
August 20 2015

Michael Lowe archlute for sale
It has a wonderful sound and has very pleasant action. It is in very good shape after it was rebuilt by Michael Lowe 6 years ago, after an accident when the lower neck broke.
He made a new lower neck, fit it and reattached the upper neck;
he also re-varnished the back of the body.
String length : 69 / 140 cm.
The lute is now in Brazil (Curitiba), but it can be taken to
Europe and tried out in France or Germany after August 2015.
Case included.
For more information please contact me at: silscarinci@gmail.com.
Price £6,700 picture picture picture picture picture picture picture
July 3 2015

8 course lute for sale, built by Paul Thomson (Bristol) in 1992
Back in maple, spruce top, ebony fingerboard.
An extraordinary instrument, similar to the one Paul O'Dette has been using.
Very good condition. Only the varnish on the back shows that the instrument has been used.
Price (with Kingham case): 8000 euros.
The instrument can be seen in Spain
Contact: Alejandro Sosa puntale1@hotmail.com
June 29 2015

KINGHAM THEORBO CASE for sale:
- 1 grey Kingham theorbo case, with the extra lightweight cloth that they don't offer
anymore (it used to cost 40% extra; this is much lighter than the normal
lightweight material they offer on their site). Made in 2006. Perfect condition.s
This was made for a 19c Schelle instrument, 88cm/165cm,
and will fit even the biggest giraffes. € 600 obo.
case available for view in Paris.
Contact Benjamin Narvey at luthiste@gmail.com picture picture
originally posted March 1 2015
june 25 2015
May 3 2016

6crs Romantic Guitar after Panormo
Made by Zachary Taylor 2011.
Great condition, I'm only selling in order to buy a new lute.
String Length:60cm
Price: £ 600
Contact: alex@veterummusica.com
More details and photos -
http://alexmccartney.co.uk/for-sale/ picture picture
June 23 2015

10-course lute by Stephen Barber & Sandi Harris (2001)
String length 63.4cm. 13 ribs of stunning curly maple.
Custom hard Kingham case (grey).
Good condition and terrific sound. The tiny bone pip of one peg is missing
(a replacement can probably be gotten from the makers), and there is one
tiny soundboard nick.
The lute was worked on summer 2014 by Travis Carey (fingerboard leveling,
new frets, new nut, minor rib crack repaired, peg job) and is very
comfortable to play.
Asking price: $5,000 USD (plus shipping expenses). Current price for the
same instrument is at least 4400 GBP (about $7000 USD, not including case)
I've enjoyed playing this instrument very much for many years.
More info: lucasharris[at]live.ca picture picture picture picture
June 22 2015
May 3 2016

Theorbo hard case for sale, made by RCH Cases.
The case is made for biggest sized theorbos of about 89-93 cm / 170 cm. It is almost new, I am selling it because I have another case for my instrument and I need some more space in home.
Asking price: 200 €.
For question please contact: yavorusmagnus[at]gmail.com picture picture picture
March 16 2015
May 4 2016

The Paris (Guadalupe) Vihuela by Raphael Wiesman
The Paris (Guadalupe) Vihuela, dating to c.1500 Spain, is the oldest known extant Vihuela, the predecessor of the guitar from Renaissance Spain.
I am searching for the right museum to become home to my reproduction. The original is in the Museé Jacquemart Andre in Paris, where in 1973 I examined it, took photographs and made full scale drawings of the instrument and then built a reproduction in London.
I would be grateful if you could help me by taking a moment to view the web page showing my replica. I am looking for a museum (or collector) to purchase and exhibit my replica and all the display elements that accompany it. Full details and links are included on the web page. Here is the link:
http://raphaelweisman.wordpress.com/parisvihuela/
Also attached below is a photo taken shortly after its construction in 1974 in London. I would very much appreciate if you could direct this email to the most appropriate person to view the vihuela. I can be reached at 575 770 1228 or by email at healingthescars@gmail.com. Thank you. picture
August 13 2014
May 3 2016

Lutes Wanted

(be sure to read about lute scams as people
are now pretending to sell instruments too!)

For a number of years, the Lute Society of America's Lute Rental Program has been assembling a small collection of instruments (38 now) and making them available for rental. All members of the Lute Society of America are eligible to rent these instruments but the primary aim of the program is to get adequate lutes into the hands of beginning players who might otherwise not pursue playing the lute at all.
The LSA is looking for donations of lutes (the LSA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your donation is tax deductible) and will also consider buying your used lute (esp. 6-8 course Renaissance) if we can structure a mutually agreeable deal. Combination partial donation/partial sales deals also interest us. Because we do not have much available money to buy we strongly prefer donations but we will entertain any proposal by which we can secure more playable instruments. We have beginners waiting but not enough instruments for them!
If you wish to make a donation of a new or used instrument or money to buy a new/used instrument or would like to explore selling an instrument to the program, please contact the Director of the Lute Rental Program:
Michael M. Grant, PhD
lsaluterental@gmail.com
(843) 655-5745
first posted November 12 2015
July 27 2016

"We own a music store in San Francisco and we would like to have a large inventory of Lutes, Baroque Guitars, and Early Romantic Guitars. We will consider purchasing them from you on consignment or trading for my classical guitars. See my site and my ebay account to get an idea of my inventory.
www.stevesguitars.com and http://www.ebay.com/usr/mitchellmarica
There are very few physical locations that sell these kinds of instruments, and we believe that creating a larger inventory in my shop would be a good service to the local music community by making these instruments more accessible to beginners and accomplished professionals."
April 17 2015

I am looking for a traditional 13 course baroque lute in the USA. I live in central, northern NC and can be reached at Minthral@outlook.com . Budget is 2-4k. The instrument can have cosmetic defects, but nothing that impacts playability or reliability (no cracks or internal damage). Nothing older than 20 years or refurbished. Bridge must be 155mm+ and action high enough so that there is no fret buzz. Looking for open/ resonating sound rather than warm and dark.
March 21 2015

I'm looking to lease a lute, preferably 5-8 course and with a full-timbered
sound.
I live in New York City (for some reason).
Email shlomogrun@gmail.com to discuss terms.
December 8 2014

11-course lute for the French baroque repertory wanted:
Should have good sustain and "singing" quality in the upper register, bass register not too loud and weighty,
overall "delicacy" and intimacy of sound character preferred. Models based on converted H. Frei, L. Maler or French
models (e. g. Demoulin) preferred. I am at home in Munich, Germany tinctoris@freenet.de
April 27 2013

I am looking for a good quality renaissance lute, preferably 7-courses. I am located in Sweden but can travel in Europe to try out/pick up instruments (and possibly other parts of the world if the price is right) Reach me at sirman_music@yahoo.com.
April 14 2013

Stolen Lutes

Stolen 5-course baroque guitar by Julian Behr 2012 in Berlin on the 12th October 2016. See the pictures.
Please contact me if you have any information: amandine.affagard@orange.fr
October 19 2016

Sept 5 2016: Lute and case taken from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. 8 course lute, gut frets, carbon strings, made in 2012 by Wolfgang Emmerich. Unique feature: two pickups have been glued to the face and there is an output jack. Photo attached. The lute belongs to a musician from Belarus on his first tour of the US and the loss is devastating -- 2 weeks into a 7 week tour. If this unusual electric lute comes across your path, please contact Jeanine at coolhatrecords@gmail.com or 971-208-8947 picture
September 11 2016

Stolen lute. The lute in
question belongs to Marianne Buisseret, Hofstraat 247, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
(tel: 00 32 9225 9576 contact email: lieven.misschaert@worldonline.be) and
was recently stolen in Belgium from a lute maker's car. It was on its way to
be cleaned up so it won't look as pristine as in the photographs, which were
taken when it was made in 1984.
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BAROQUE GUITAR MISSING SINCE 2001:
Please be on the lookout for a 5-course
baroque guitar by Ivo Magherini belonging to Lucas Harris. It was left
accidently on the Long Island Rail Road back in 2003 and was taken by
someone on the train. It has snakewood back and sides, a red and white rose
with the center part missing so you can actually see the label, which says
Ivo Romano 1996, I believe. It has a vaulted back.
Contact: lucasharris[at]live.ca
May 3 2016

How to post an ad

Send your postings for lutes for sale, or lutes wanted, to
wbc@cs.dartmouth.edu and be sure to include your city or state (including
country) so people know where the lute is, and phone number if you want people to
contact you by phone.
You also must include an e-mail address where I can reach you.
Please send your ad in plain text format, not in html format!
I generally do not reply to you unless I need more information
but
I try and insert and delete ads as soon as I get them.
I will delete the ads after roughly one year.

If you send pictures, try and crop them close to the instrument so people don't
have to wait to download extra picture that they don't need.
A 200,000 byte picture will take over thirty seconds to download
on a modem connection!
Be sure the pictures are in focus. Take a few moments to check
in detail.
Cameras focus better in bright light, so consider taking your
pictures outdoors.
Look at what is in the background of the picture too!
You might not want your dirty laundry in the picture.
It helps if the
names of the pictures don't have any spaces in them. Use
"baroque-lute.jpg" or "baroqueLute.jpg" instead of "baroque lute.jpg".
If you take a close up picture of the rosette be sure that it is in focus.

If you are not writing in english, please either use html characters
for accents ( as &eacute; for é) or spell it out ( o with " over it, ö )
or use tex symbols ( \'a, á ) as my word processor does not
recognise accents. Since I post these ads in my very hard to
come by free moments, it would help me if you send the ad as
"text/plain" format. If I can't read your ad I will ask you
to re-submit it.

If you want to change something, please send me the changes, not the whole ad.
If you say "change the price from 4500 to 4200" or "add a line
that says ..." I can quickly make the change. If you send me
a new ad I have to look through the new and old versions to find
the differences, and I may miss something. If I already have the pictures
please don't send them again!

I have a very hard time decoding Microsoft Word documents - please send your ad as plain text!

Please type out the monitary units, as in "yen", "krone", "euro",
or "dollars" as my computer can't read the special symbols that many
people use for money. If you type in the characters &yen;
you will get a ¥, and the characters &euro; will
print €. The & (ampersand) and ; (semicolon) are
required. ( if your are british &#163; or &pound; {include the semicolon} will produce the £ sign.)

I use spam filters, if you message looks a lot like spam (html format,
all capital letters, etc) I may not get it. If the ad doesn't show up try sending
it again using plain text, lowercase letters, and a Subject that says
"lute for sale" clearly.

If you are a professional builder you may list lutes that you currently
have on hand for immediate sale. Please tell me when the instrument
is sold.

This service is free, but if you feel grateful to me for having
found or sold your lute, you can send a
contribution to
Wayne Cripps, 6211 Sudikoff Lab., Hanover, N.H. 03755 USA.
Please make checks payable to "Wayne Cripps", as the bank gets
upset when I try to cash checks made out to "string fund."
Foreign currencies (cash, not checks) are gladly accepted.
(I seem to be collecting euros now.) I have a PayPal account, too.

I tend to change usage to American English without notification.

Send any questions about the instruments listed here directly
to the owners. In some cases, the owners do not have e-mail and
you will have to use the phone or even write to them!

Please be sure to tell me if you do not want me to list your complete name and
address information.
It is helpful if people know what country and state the instrument
is in, but it might be safer to omit your street address.
You should check your ad once I have inserted it.
You might want to consider opening a special email account
for selling your lute, as you will get mail from Nigerian
criminals. It may take a year to sell your lute, and you may
be getting several Nigerian Scam messages a day!
You will also get a lot of mail from other people who want to take your money!

Warning! the Nigerian Fraud has hit the lute world!

Criminals from Nigeria are contacting people who advertise on this list,
asking to buy a lute with a check for thousands of dollars over
the price of the
lute and have the seller wire the remaining money to Nigeria.
Don't do it - the check will be forged and will bounce -
this is a way to steal your money! They all seem to know about this
"Lutes for Sale" list and they will contact you.
See http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
and see
http://www.secretservice.gov/faq.shtml#faq13
and see
http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/fraudtypes/419.aspx
You may want to get yourself a temporary email address to use just for
selling your lute, so that your regular email is not filled with
messages from people running this scam.

Here are some signs of fraud:

If someone wants to send a check for more than the cost of the instrument and shipping, and wants you to send cash back to them with the instrument for "tax reasons". The check will bounce and you will be out the money and your instrument. Even if the bank accepts the check, they will come after you for the money weeks later when they find it is forged.

If someone will deliver a check by courier. In the USA mail fraud is a serious crime and thieves use FedEx and Western Union so they won't be investigated and prosecuted by the Post Service.

Watch out for forged bank checks. If you are suspicious wait a few weeks to be sure that it clears. Talk to someone at your bank about this.

If someone is buying a lute for somebody else as a present. Perhaps
a rich uncle buying something for his nephew. Or perhaps the person
is acting as an agent. How many lute players would have an agent
buy a lute for them? Really! (watch out for "Mark Luke")

If a third party, not the buyer, is supposed to send the check because
he owes the buyer money.

If someone doesn't ask the usual lute player questions about the age, condition,
and string dimensions, and doesn't ask for pictures. If someone says
they saw your lute and it is acceptable. If they don't even mention
lutes, but just ask for information about the article you are selling.

If someone seems to have difficulty writing the language of the
country they claim to come from.

Check the person out on google! Do they have a lute page or are there complaints about them selligng motorcycles that they don't own?

Note also that Indonesia is known for credit card fraud. Be extremely
cautious when selling something to be paid for with an Indonesian card!